Byodo-In Temple
I made a quick stop at Laniakea Beach again today. No turtles, but there was a monk seal on the beach. The photos were bad, so you don't get to see her today. However.......today the weather was wonderfully beautiful, even if a little cool. Blue skies, a breeze, and the water was that awesome azure color that just takes your breath away and almost doesn't seem real.
Then I met a friend at the Japanese Temple. The temple is beautiful as are the grounds it sits on. It was built entirely without nails and is an exact replica of the original temple constructed in Japan over 900 years ago. This first image is deliberately out of focus because I zoomed while pressing the shutter button.
This Buddha is over 18 feet tall. It was carved, then covered with cloth and painted with 3 applications of gold lacquer Finally, gold leaf was applied over the lacquer finish.
This next image is just a detail of the railing surrounding the buddha.
Some koi swimming in the ponds--dirty water and a slow shutter speed.
One of the main reasons I wanted to go there today was to practice some more with my infrared. It's always random whether the images come out good. I made 8 images and I only really like 2. Here's one of the better ones, although not spectacular.
Posted at 7:30 on Thurs, Feb 26, 2009
